{"id":400600,"date":"2017-07-13T06:22:06","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T06:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/07\/13\/inflation-drops-to-12-1-adomonline-com\/"},"modified":"2017-07-13T06:22:06","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T06:22:06","slug":"inflation-drops-to-12-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/07\/13\/inflation-drops-to-12-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Inflation drops to 12.1%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"388\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Inflation.jpg.pagespeed.ce.FVHaRoTQ2w.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Inflation\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"3562188481\" onload=\"pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality(this);\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Inflation has dropped again for the month of June from 12.6 percent in May to 12.1 percent.<\/p>\n<p>This is the lowest since December 2013.<\/p>\n<p>The marginal reduction in the price of fuel was mentioned as one of the factors that contributed to the reduction.<\/p>\n<p>Acting government statistician, Baah Wadie, the media in Accra the main price drivers for the down food inflation rate were transport, household equipment, clothing , footwear, health,Miscellaneous goods and services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe main price drivers for the down food inflation rate were transport 23.1%,\u00a0 recreation and culture;20.8%,furnishing\u00a0 household\u00a0equipment &amp; routine maintenance;20.6% , clothing&amp; footwear;16.6% , Miscellaneous goods and services;15.4% and health;14.3%\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Five regions, Upper West, Greater Accra Bono Ahafo Ashanti and Western Regions recorded inflation rates higher than the national average of 12.1 percent. 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